Mica Galvão Accuses Dante León of Cheating
In a recent interview, Mica Galvão was asked about future matchups that he has in mind. The first name that came up was Dante León
Galvão explained how he had a tough weekend and felt León had an easier time at ADCC 2024 since he only competed on Sunday.
“The second fight I want to do… Dante Leon. We faced each other 3 times. I got two of them. I lost one. Won in WNO by decision at first, won the second by points at ADCC 2022. Third was in the absolute of ADCC 2024 and some things need to be said. ADCC absolute happens after categories. Dante missed early Saturday in his category and had two whole days of rest. Not me. I had two wars on Saturday, two on Sunday, and 30 minutes later… got into the absolute. Didn’t enter for the title. Walked in through the audience for the commitment I made to you. I was happy. Had just won a super grand slam. I came in light, maybe even off-centered, and that was a mistake.”- Mica Galvão
Galvão later went on to claim that León targeted his injured foot and made an accusation that Dante cheated by grabbing his belt to help with a footlock entry to his already damaged foot.
“Dante came with a clear strategy, attacking my injured foot from the IBJJF Pan Championship. He used an illegal grip on my belt to lock me in. I don’t know if it was intentional… but it helped get on the feet. I have been finished and I could not resist. Didn’t want to aggravate the injury and sit there for months.”- Mica Galvão.
Galvão is a great athlete, but for some, this may not be a good look to accuse Dante León of cheating and making other excuses why he lost the match.
The Match
From the match that you can see below, you can’t really see Dante Leon grab Mica Galvão’s belt, but he did target his foot. However, that isn’t against the rules and something any opponent would do at that moment of the match.
Watch the match below to see for yourself. (Credit to Jits Magazine for first breaking the story.
Bobby is martial artist for almost 20 years with a BJJ black belt under Professor Sergio Miranda. He is also a karate black and former combat sports athlete, who loves all things grappling.